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Programmable long period grating in a liquid core optical fiber

Programmable long period grating in a liquid core optical fiber
Programmable long period grating in a liquid core optical fiber
A programmable fiber long-period grating (LPG) is experimentally demonstrated in a liquid core optical fiber with a low insertion loss. The LPG is dynamically formed by a temperature gradient in real time through a micro-heater array. The transmission spectrum of the LPG can be completely reconfigured by digitally changing the grating period, index contrast, length, and design. The phase shift inside the LPG can also be readily defined to enable advanced spectrum shaping. Owing to the high thermo-optic coefficient of the liquid core, it is possible to achieve high coupling efficiencies with driving powers as low as a few tens of milliwatts. The proposed thermo-programmable device provides a potential design solution for dynamic all-fiber optics components.
0146-9592
4763-4766
Qi, Tao
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Jung, Yongmin
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Xiao, Limin
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Xiao, Shilin
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Wang, Jie
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Xiao, Shilin
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Lu, Chao
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Tam, Hwa-Yaw
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Qi, Tao, Jung, Yongmin, Xiao, Limin, Wang, Jie, Xiao, Shilin, Lu, Chao, Tam, Hwa-Yaw and Peacock, Anna C. (2016) Programmable long period grating in a liquid core optical fiber. Optics Letters, 41 (20), 4763-4766. (doi:10.1364/OL.41.004763).

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A programmable fiber long-period grating (LPG) is experimentally demonstrated in a liquid core optical fiber with a low insertion loss. The LPG is dynamically formed by a temperature gradient in real time through a micro-heater array. The transmission spectrum of the LPG can be completely reconfigured by digitally changing the grating period, index contrast, length, and design. The phase shift inside the LPG can also be readily defined to enable advanced spectrum shaping. Owing to the high thermo-optic coefficient of the liquid core, it is possible to achieve high coupling efficiencies with driving powers as low as a few tens of milliwatts. The proposed thermo-programmable device provides a potential design solution for dynamic all-fiber optics components.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 September 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 10 October 2016
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 400658
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/400658
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 4c094272-a748-4c51-b2d9-0818d636b69f
ORCID for Yongmin Jung: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-4372
ORCID for Anna C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 21 Sep 2016 10:59
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:54

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Author: Tao Qi
Author: Yongmin Jung ORCID iD
Author: Limin Xiao
Author: Jie Wang
Author: Shilin Xiao
Author: Chao Lu
Author: Hwa-Yaw Tam
Author: Anna C. Peacock ORCID iD

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